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A handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address, Neil Simon’s notebook and a letter to Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton are among the artifacts on display at the Library of Congress.
It’s packed with historic maps -- of national parks, the Panama Canal, an 1884 hand-drawn map of telegraph lines and roads in Mexico, Civil War battles and much more.
C-SPAN's original feature documentary, [The Library of Congress], is a behind-the-scenes look at the national repository, providing the history of the institution, a tour of its iconic Jefferson ...
Currently, the contents will include about 5,000 items, but as the Library of Congress continues to digitize its map collections, the number of items shared will increase.
The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden.
Catalog data are a library's most important map to knowledge. What does it mean that the Library of Congress just released 25 million records to the public?
President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, via email, a move that immediately drew sharp condemnation from her supporters. "President Trump’s ignorant decision will ...
The Library of Congress defended its National Recording Registry in a statement to Rolling Stone after Bill Maher swiped at this year's inductees.
Trump’s bid to exert control over the Library of Congress has resulted in a power struggle between the legislative and executive branches.
The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a “cyber breach” of its IT system by an adversary.
The Library of Congress celebrates its 224th anniversary The nation's capital is full of towering statues and monuments honoring American presidents and legends.